Maybe to you, but u find remote streaming extremely useful on my xb1.
Having this feature on PC AND Mac for PS4 will be extremely useful.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Sony is working on Remote Play function for PC/MAC.
- Thread starter Guymelef
- Start date
Maybe to you, but u find remote streaming extremely useful on my xb1.
Having this feature on PC AND Mac for PS4 will be extremely useful.
This will be official (ie. likely better supported, without any need of any work arounds), free and coming to OS X.
Who knows if they would have bothered, it's always their prerogative to do so. Considering the the homebrewed app isn't even released yet I don't see why it matters.
Kinda possible already
http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/24/ps4-to-pc-remote-play/
http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/24/ps4-to-pc-remote-play/
mocolostrocolos
Member
Sorry PSTV, you had a nice 2 month run.
Garrett Hawke
Member
Use your Xbox 360 or Xbox One controller to Remote Play your PS4 games on PC and Mac!
lol
They already push remote play a ton so clearly there's interest. Expanding this functionality to more devices it's a good thing.
Also, Microsoft is doing the same so they aren't the only ones.
jeff_rigby
Banned
Wow, this helps explain timetables for all the immersion and feedback accesories and may explain why Move wasn't fully supported.
I've read many papers stating Casual gaming will start in 2016 and I assumed it was because the consoles will start being sold more for Media features to casual gamers. I'd guess your post factors into this more but both support casual gaming making a comeback in 2016. PS1 and PS2 emulation was just announced for the PS4, PS4 firmware update 3.10 supported Parental support for age restricted sub accounts.
Does it though ?
RoyalLaFlame
Banned
No Linux support? Ok 
I'll just use it on my Windows 10 but I would love Linux support
ISee
Member
I do not understand why people are expecting a driver change. When you plug in a DS4 controller, windows will recognize it as a basic game controller. It even works in some games like Witcher 3 (since patch 1.07; just tested it), AC:Unity and rocket league (not tested by me). The only downfall is that it doesn't use the Xinput API, so most games do not recognize it natively and of course the touchpad is inactive.
And I do not think that sony is going to change that and yes it's a mistake.
edit:
I am also interested to learn when development started...
They seem focused on driving PS4 sales, I'm not sure how this fits into this plan at all.
Rather they will extend their PS Now service to Windows and Mac, but I strongly doubt they have any plans to make native PC ports of their PS IPs.
artsi
Member
DS4 has drivers, Windows recognizes it and games can use the full functionality of DS4 if they just program it in.
I don't think it's up to Sony to have their controller emulate the X360 pad, if you want it to work with xinput.
Freeman
Banned
It gets you in their ecosystem, PS4 only games remain PS4 only, that wasn't my point. They would have a pretty big differential and would be a major player in two markets. Everyone that own a PS4 also owns a PC/Notebook, so they would be adding value to everyone.
They could even go further and expand the trophies and IGC to PC games as well, it would also be great if we had proper support for DualShock with the X[ ]/\O showing up instead of Xbox's ABYX.
Who knows what the future holds but I still don't see how this is beneficial for them. I can see the incentive for Microsoft to do such a thing, in fact they already have done so with their Windows 10 Store. It is barren for now but they are actually porting some games to Windows 10, not their AAA stuff of course.
TruMADShow
Neo Member
What about an iOS Remote Play Official app ? that would be a killer
Yeah, I hope iOS is next in line for RP.
EmilioLargo
Member
Super hyped for the app since It enables me to play on my underpowered Macbook while my GF is using the TV. I don't get why people label this feature as "not useful" or criticise Sony as "getting their priorities wrong". Like, not at all. Why do people frequently need to draw conclusions on others based on their own habits when it comes to such features?
jeff_rigby
Banned
W3C "standard" Gamepad supported by HTML5 browsers and the APP framework.
The above is supposed to be supported in a HTML browser. Sony wants to support an APP using the browser framework that has support for most of the features including social like audio/video chat seen or soon to be seen in the PS4. This likely won't come till the PS4 supports ooVoo in game; first quarter 2016 (by March).
The response in this thread suggests it isn't such a niche offering. And Sony have leveraged remote play and the surrounding technology quite a bit - live streaming, shareplay, remote play to vita/PSTV - all use the same core technology.
So adding a new client to that probably doesn't take a huge amount of resources away from the PS4 OS team and shouldn't be massively difficult to put together, yet arguably provides another nice addition to their platform - especially when Xbox supports this already.
I put a preview of Win 10 on my macbook just before it launched earlier this year. The Xbox app was so cool, and as a PS4 owner it completely sucks there is nothing like it. Even managing your profile via the website sucks.
A fully featured app is what I want, with remote play. That would be killer.
A fully featured app is what I want, with remote play. That would be killer.
Negotiator
Member
That's why I want the DS4 to be connected to the PS4. No need to use a BT adapter and add extra input lag.
I want to be able to multitask when I'm grinding trophies. My PC and my PS4 are connected via Gigabit Ethernet* on the same switch/router, so it should work flawlessly with zero packet loss/pixelation/lag!
* Fast Ethernet will suffice too. 720p60 doesn't need more than 10 Mbps.
ps: Does anyone know if the lack of 1080p streaming is a hardware restriction? Could it be because they don't want to waste that precious GDDR5 memory bandwidth? The AMD VCE block supports 1080p60: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Coding_Engine
Incorrect. DS4 support is needed, unless you don't want to really use the "remote" part of "remote pkay" that much.
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
I like streaming my XB1 to PC and wanted to do the same with my PS4 so this is good news. The only thing worrying me is the internet speed on the PS4. Even over ethernet it ain't that great. I get about 40 down when I should be getting 70-75.
PS4 streams at 720p, so it's capped at the source.
I know you are probably joking, but that has already happened.
Yeah, and you could it install to any PC via an unofficial patch.
It ran pretty terribly though (it was PSP remote play quality at best), so I can't fault them for trying again
fvng
Member
This literally has nothing to do with that
LegendofDragoonLives
Member
Why don't they wait for the conference instead of making these announcements already?
It's obvious they have so many megatons, they have to talk about some of these early on. My post about the game line-up is real. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Fallout-with-swords
Banned
I wonder if PS Now will be coming to PC and Mac. Seems inevitable.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Fonnaly PC gets those coveted Sony exclusives.
You just have to buy a $300 dongle.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
The dongle to rule all dongles.
sixteen-bit
Member
PSX finna be lit
Blak_Status
Member
Android and 1080p if possible plesae
Its not
Azzurri
Member
I love this.
I'm sure there are people like me with huge 4K TV's and rather play on their PC monitor which is like 27". I think it's because when I play I like having my TV on for the ambient noise, like ESPN or something else and when I use my TV to play it's just the game. I know that sounds weird, but I do. This way I can play at my PC and have my TV on.
I'm sure there are people like me with huge 4K TV's and rather play on their PC monitor which is like 27". I think it's because when I play I like having my TV on for the ambient noise, like ESPN or something else and when I use my TV to play it's just the game. I know that sounds weird, but I do. This way I can play at my PC and have my TV on.